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8 October 2016WHAT DOES LIAM PHILLIPS RIDE?

The most powerful rider on the British Cycling scene (they’ve done tests: and that includes all competing riders – he’s more powerful than even the Tour de France roadies and Olympic velodrome nutbars), the most successful BMX racer out there, the fastest guy on a BMX track – ladies and gentlemen, is Liam Phillips. If you watched the Rio Olympics on TV this summer then you will have seen Liam’s custom race-bike clearing 40mph down the start straight and hitting the largest pro section ever made – racing BMX at the Olympics is no joke.
Unfortunately, Liam didn’t have the best luck, and a classic BMX move took him out exiting turn one during a qualifying moto – but that’s one of the beauties of BMX racing, its unpredictable nature. We caught up with Liam to see what he rode at the Olympics, and to ask a few questions about the bike, the set-up, and what he’s planning next.